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Top five most corrupt cities in India

Posted on March 26, 2011

Corruption Hot Spots in India-Top five most corrupt cities.

Is your city on this list?

The top five most corrupt cities in India have been tracked by IPAB based on Bribe Reports received on the site. Interestingly, Bangalore city tops the list with 2413 reports. Next in line is Hyderabad with 1173 cases! Chennai, Mumbai and Pune follow with 915, 667 and 533 reports respectively. Imagine the degree of corruption in our lives if 7497 bribes have been reported on IPAB to date, while a whole number still remains unreported. The importance of registering a bribe is in that data can be recorded, compiled and analysed, thus creating a concrete case when IPAB approaches the government for process reforms.

 

Corruption watering holes in India-Top five most corrupt departments so far.

Have you ever been in one of them?

In case you're wondering which is the most corrupt department in the government, here's a clue. Based on Bribe Reports received on IPAB, the most corrupt department in India is astonishingly, the Police with 2139 bribes against them! There's a long gap between this number and the Registration, Motor Vehicles and Municipal Services which have 489, 412 and 240 bribes logged respectively. Citizens have also shared 565 reports in the 'Others' category which includes bribes paid for various other transactions. But you don't have to turn a blind eye to this. You don't need to succumb to pressure. Not anymore. The next time you are asked to pay a bribe for any service, make sure you stand up against it!